New York City voters oppose Mayor Michael Bloomberg's congestion pricing proposal 58 - 37
percent, but they would support congestion pricing 60 - 37 percent if money from the plan is used
to improve mass transit in and around the city, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released
today.

Manhattan voters support congestion pricing in general 52 - 42 percent. Opposition in the
other boroughs ranges from 58 - 36 percent in Queens to 74 - 22 percent in Staten Island.

Voter support for congestion pricing, if the money is used to improve transit, ranges from
51 - 47 percent in Staten Island to 70 - 27 percent in Manhattan, the independent Quinnipiac
(KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds.

A total of 91 percent of New York City voters say traffic congestion is a "very serious" or
"somewhat serious" problem in the city.

But by a 69 - 25 percent margin, voters oppose placing tolls on the free East River bridges
as a way to reduce traffic. Even Manhattan voters oppose this measure 55 - 36 percent.

If they had to choose between congestion pricing or East River bridge tolls, voters prefer
congestion pricing 43 - 35 percent, with 22 percent undecided.

"Traffic is a horrendous problem, New Yorkers agree. But they reject all the ideas that are
being talked about to ease it. Voters remain firm in their opposition to congestion pricing, but
they would support it if - IF - the money is used to improve mass transit, " said Maurice Carroll,
director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

"And when they dust off that old idea to toll the East River bridges - fuhgeddaboutit.
That idea even makes congestion pricing look good," Carroll added.

New York City voters say 54 - 42 percent that congestion pricing would unfairly tax
people who live outside of Manhattan. Manhattan voters disagree with that claim 57 - 38 percent.

From January 3 - 7, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,162 New York City registered
voters, with a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percentage points.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public
opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio and
nationwide as a public service and for research.
For more data -- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x271.xml, or call (203) 582-5201.

15. The Bloomberg administration has suggested using congestion pricing to reduce
traffic in New York City by charging a fee for vehicles that drive south of 86th
Street in Manhattan. Do you support or oppose the Bloomberg administration's
congestion pricing plan?

TREND: The Bloomberg administration has suggested using congestion pricing to
reduce traffic in New York City by charging a fee for vehicles that drive south
of 86th Street in Manhattan. Do you support or oppose the Bloomberg
administration's congestion pricing plan?